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DE SCENDANTS OF 

JOSEPH RICE 

of Conway, Massachusetts 




Prepared by 

REV. EDWIN B. RICE, M. A. 

New York City 
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INTRODUCTION. 

JOSEPH RICE, our great-grandfather, was a twin son of 
Ebenezer and Anna Rice, his brother Benjamin having been 
born on the same day, February 2, 1745, in the town of West- 
borough, Mass., which then had a population of about 900 
inhabitants. At the age of twenty-eight he was married to Mary 
Green, of VVestborough, June 18, 1772. He continued to Hve in 
that town for a year or two after his marriage, where his first 
child was born, and then removed to Conway, Mass., where all 
the rest of his children were born, and where he died, in March, 
1826, at the age of eighty-one years. 

This town of Conway, which for fifty-two or more years had 
been the home of our common ancestor, in which he labored at his 
trade of blacksmithing, raised a large family, and became largely 
identified with the social, political and religious interests of the 
place, was settled by one Cyrus Rice, who was born at Worcester, 
1726; removed to Barre after his marriage in 1750, and early in 
1762 removed to Conway, and became the first settler in that 
town. Upon arriving at Conway, he was obliged to clear the land 
on which he settled, plant his crops and build his house. His wife 
died soon after her arrival. The first child born in that town 
was his daughter Beulah, in 1763. Mr. Alonzo Rice, of Deer- 
field, a grandson of Cyrus Rice, has pointed out the very site 
where once stood the house of his grandfather and the place to- 
day is marked by a mound of stones. Conway seemed to be the 
Mecca of the Rice family. For there lived Stephen and Cyrus 
and Jonas and Caleb Rice ; and beyond the river in Broomshire 
lived Israel and Austin and Timothy Rice. With so many Rices / 

gathered together in one town, it is hardly to be wondered at that 
our common ancestor, Joseph Rice, should feel attracted toward 
the place, and finally make it his home. 

It may be interesting to note, in this brief biographical sketch 
of Joseph Rice, some of the conditions of the times in which he 
lived. At the time of his birth, in 1745, the country now known 
as the United States of America was in the possession of the 
English, the French, and the Spanish. England held the territory 
along the Atlantic border, excluding Florida ; the whole West 
from Quebec to the Mississippi and New Orleans belonged to 
France ; and Florida was in possession of Spain. 



At the same time, the French and Indian War was still raging 
against the Englisli, and oftentimes the savage Indians would 
sweep down upon some town or hamlet in places now known as 
Worcester and Deerfield, and in other places not far removed from 
Westboro, murder the inhabitants and burn up their houses. He 
was fourteen years old wdien England gained the supremacy over 
the allied forces of the French and the Indians (1759)^ and peace 
was declared. As the result of that victory, the flag of England 
and of the English colonies floated over the wdiole eastern section 
of the American continent, from the Atlantic to the great river of 
the West, with the exception of the Louisiana territory west of the 
Mississippi, which France had secretly transferred to Spain. 

Hardly had the country recovered from the terrible experi- 
ence of those awful days of massacre and conflagration which 
characterized the struggle of that French and Indian War, before 
the feeling of discontent asserted itself, fanning the smouldering 
embers of independence among the colonists into a raging flame 
of passion and open hostility. The cause of this renewed up- 
heaval was the attempt to place upon the colonists the expense of 
the previous war by imposing upon the people a system of heavy 
taxation. The students of history are too familiar with the out- 
come of that action, and it will not be necessary to speak of it 
here. Suffice it to say, Joseph Rice was thirty-one years of age 
when the Declaration of Independence was declared, and the first 
blow struck in the cause of liberty and independence. He had now 
reached a period in life in which he could appreciate the sentiments 
of religious and jjolitical freedom, and share with his fellow- 
citizens the patriotism that was burning in the hearts of the colon- 
ists as they stood forth and protested against the tyranny and 
rapacity of the English Government. 

We have but few personal records preserved to us bearing 
upon any individual act of Joseph Rice that would distinguish 
him above his fellow-citizens at this anxious period in his life. 
But the few facts that we have give clear evidence that he bravely 
and patriotically took up the cause of American Independence, and 
fought with heroism side by side with his compatriots. 

One incident has been preserved to us which untiuestionably 
substantiates these conclusions. After the Continental Congress 
had proclaimed its manifesto that the North American Colonies 
should be independent of Great Britain, the citizens of Conway 

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gathered together in tlieir meeting-house in "Pumpkin Hollow" 
on Alay 24. 1776. and there debated the question whether they 
should abide by the action taken by the Continental Congress. It 
was a notable gathering; and doubtless the little meeting-house 
was packed to the doors with the loyal-hearted people of Conway. 
:\Ianv members of the Rice family were there. In fact, Cyrus 
Rice himself presided over the meeting, and it is reasonable to 
suppose that Joseph Rice was there to lend his influence and to 
give his vote in support of the independence of his country. The 
result of that meeting showed of what material the Rices were 
made, and hov.^ willing they were to give their services for the 
good of their country. The following resolution, after having been 
carefullv prepared by a special committee, was put to a vote and 
adopted : 

"If the Honorable Continental Congress Should think it 
Requisite for the Safty of the Northamerican Colonies on this 
Continent to Declare a State of Independency of Greatbriton that 
we will abide By and Conform to their wisdom to the Expense 
of our lives and fortunes." 

Such was the resolution passed in those anxious days in that 
little meeting-house where gathered the loyal and devoted citizens 
of Conway. History records how faithfully they stood by that 
pledge. Among those who volunteered to aid the American forces 
to free this country from the grasp of Great Britain, was Joseph 
Rice, who entered with others in the eight months' service of 
Oliver's company. Doolittle's regiment — that noted little band 
that did such noble service as "minute men" at the beginning of 
the War of the Revolution. 

A little incident of those days has been preserved and handed 
down to us, which gives us another insight into the character of 
Joseph Rice. At that time a very close friendship existed between 
three active Republicans, and at a time when political feelings en- 
tered sharply into social relations — John Arms, Dr. William 
Hamilton and Colonel Joseph Rice. On one occasion a serious 
dispute arose between the people of Conway and of Deerfield con- 
cerning the possession of "the old Deerfield gun." These three 
men were asked to arbitrate the question of dispute. So serious 
became the matter that at one time it was thought a riot would 
ensue. Colonel Joseph Rice on this occasion showed his sterling 
worth by strenuously urging that the laws should be respected. 

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The outcome of the wliole matter was that these men decided that 
the old gun held by the Conway people should be returned to the 
people of Deerfield, who had the prior claim to it. 

P5ut very meagre accounts have been preserved of this our 
common grandfather, but tliese little glimpses at least reveal some 
of the sterling qualities that went to make up his character. We 
can safely say that he was a man of sound mind, frugal, and of 
industrious habits, and of strict integrity of character. 

He survived the War of the Rebellion, and lived to see Wash- 
ington elected President, and Adams, and Jefiferson, and ^ladison 
and Monroe, who succeeded him. He lived to hear, and doubtless 
to read about, Robert Fulton's great invention, the steaml^oat, 
which steamed up the Hudson in 1807; which when the sailors liv- 
ing on the shores saw, they became greatly agitated, and fell upon 
their knees, and asked to be saved from tlie evil one. He lived 
also to see the country plunged again into war with England in 
1812, and to rejoice in the peace declared on December 24, 1814. 
He also lived to hear of the adoption by Congress of the famous 
Monroe Doctrine, that Europe nnist keep her hands ofif both 
American continents. 

His certainly was a life full of changes. It started with Eng- 
land in possession of the colonies, and ended with the full establish- 
ment of the Government of the United States. His life opened 
with the subjects of the English Crown ruling over the colonies, 
and closed with President Monroe guiding the destinies of the 
young Republic. In March, 1826, he was called from the scenes 
of his labors to that reward that awaits those who have fought 
the good fight of faith. He lived to the ripe old age of eighty- 
one years, and left behind him a record of good deeds for the 
guidance and emulation of those who were to follow him. 

In the following compilation, which was gathered in 1904, 
only that branch of the Rice family who are the lineal descendants 
of Joseph Rice, of Conway, Alass., is traced. 

Our first ancestor in this country was Edmund Rice, who was 
born in England about 1594; came to America in 1639; settled 
at Sudbury, Mass., and afterwards at Marlboro, where he died 
2^Iay 3, 1663. His son Benjamin, born in 1640, begat Ebenezer, 
1671; Ebenezer begat Ebenezer, Jr., 1709; Ebenezer, Jr., begat 
Joseph, 1745. 




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(366 Rice Family by Ward) V. JOSEPH RICE, son of Ebenezer 
and Anna Rice, was born in Westboro, Mass., February 12, 1745 ; 
married Mary Green, of Westboro, June 18, 1772; had one child 
there, and removed to Conway, ]\Iass., where his wife Mary died 
about 1776. His second wife was Huldah Wilcox, of Conway. He 
was in the eig-ht months' service, 1775, Oliver's Company, Doolit- 
tle's Regiment from Conway. He died at Conway in March, 
1826, aged 81 years. His children were : 

1. Alvin, b. Sept. 20, 1772; m. Mary Clapp. 

2. William, b. 1774; d. infant. 

3. Mary, b. 1776; d. infant. 

4. William, b. 1778; m. Welthea Cottrell. 

5. Joseph, b. May 6, 1780; m. Mary Burnell. 

6. John, b. 1782. 

7. Mary, b. 1784; d. at Worthington, Mass., Oct. 16, 

1834. Unmarried. 

8. Luther, b. Dec. 29, 1785; m. (i) Ruth Pratt; (2) Fan- 

nie Marsh. 

(i) VI. ALVIN RICE, born September 20, 1772; married 
Mary Clapp, of Chesterfield, Mass., May 17, 1793, and resided at 
Chesterfield. He died there June 5, 1842, in his 70th year. His 
widow died November 5, 1852, aged 78. They had ten children: 
9. I. Lynda, b. Aug. 17, 1797; d. Oct. 16, 1801. 

10. 2. Lyman, b. Sept. 18, 1800; m. Miranda Taylor. 

11. 3. William C, b. Oct. 25, 1802; m. Susan Clapp. 

12. 4. ]\Iary G., b. Feb. 22, 1805; d. March 31, 1812. 

13. 5. Alvin, b. March 25, 1807; d. at Northampton, Mass., 

Oct. 21, 1842. 

14. 6. Amasa, b. April 25, 1809; m. Sarah D. Hubbard. 

15. 7. Belinda, b. Aug. 22, 1811 ; d. at Northampton, Mass., 

June 10, 1892, and was buried at Chesterfield. She 
was unmarried. 

16. 8. Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1814; d. July, 1870. 

17. 9. Mary Ann, b. Jan. 22, 1817; m. Calvin Edwards. 

18. 10. Addison, b. March 5, 1821 ; d. in Palmyra, N. Y., June 

17, 1892. Unmarried. 

(4) VI. COLONEL WILLIAM RICE, born June 25, 1778, 
at Conway, Mass. ; married Welthea Cottrell, of Worthington, 
Mass., December 29, 1806; he removed to Worthington in 1803, 
and built a house there that stands to this day. He was ensign in 
the War of 1812, responding to the call of Governor Strong for the 
defence of Boston, and succeeded his brother Alvin as Colonel. He 
died at Worthington, July 21, 1863. They had twelve children, all 
born at Worthington : 

19. I. Lydia Green, b. Jan. 6, 1808; m. Arnold L. Maynard. 

20. 2. Emeline, b. Sept. 22, 1809; ^l- Dec. 6, 1830. 



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21. 3. Susan Tracy, b. July 18, 181 1 ; m. Archibald McClure. 

22. 4. Welthea, b. April 6, 1813; m. John Wilson, M.D., of 

Bethlehem, N. Y., May 20, 1841. She died at 
Bethlehem Centre. N. Y., Aug. 14, 1891, without 
issue. 

23. 5. Rebecca Cottrell, b. June 6, 1815; m. Walter R. Bush. 

24. 6. Lucinda Otis, b. Nov. 8, 1817; m. William P. 

McMasters. 

25. 7. William A., b. March 18, 1820; m. Hanna Seely. 

26. 8. Mary Green, b. Sept. 2, 1822; d. at Albany, N. Y., 

April 4, 1897. 

27. 9. George M.. b. Oct. 24, 1824; m. Jane Burr. 

28. 10. A son, b. Nov. 13, 1827; d. same day. 

29. II. James C., b. Dec. 27, 1828; m. Josephine Thorp. 

30. 12. John, b. Sept. 18, 183 1 ; m. Mrs. Ehza B. Seely. 

(5) VI. JOSEPH RICE, born in Conway, Mass., May 6. 1780; 
occupation, blacksmith ; married Mary Burnell, of Chestertown, 
Mass., and moved from Conway, Mass.. to Madison, N. Y., where 
ten children were born to them. Removed to Medina, Mich., in 
1844 and died there in 1864. His wife died in the same town in 
1862: 

31. I. Horace, b. ; ni. (i) Julia Wheat; (2) Eliza 

Chatfield. 

32. 2. Caroline, b. ; d. in infancy. 

33. 3. Mary, b. April 9, 1808; m. Thomas P. Colson. 

34. 4. Denon, b. ; d. in infancy. 

35- 5- Joseph, b. ; m. Sophia Jones; d. in Michigan 

in 1883. 

36. 6. Phoeby, b. ; m. Averv Hutchins ; d. in Michigan 

in 1868. 

37. 7. Eliza, b. ; m. Thomas Irish. 

38. 8. John, b. ; m. Mary Palmer. 

39. 9. Nelson, b. 1822; m. Mrs. Mary Hawkins. 

40. 10. Alvin Denon, b. May 21, 1825; m. Lydia J. Drown. 

(8) \'I. LUTHER RICE, born in Conway, Mass., December 
29, 1785 ; removed to Madison, N. Y., and there learned the black- 
smith's trade from his older brother Joseph, who had settled there. 
About the year 1809 he married Ruth Pratt, of Belchertown, 
Mass., and removed to Peterboro, N. Y., where he carried on his 
trade. His wife Ruth died in 1814. leaving two sons and a daugh- 
ter. In 1815 he married Fannie Marsh, daughter of Obed Marsh, 
of Vernon. N. Y., by whom he had four sons. She died in Ver- 
non in the summer of 1833. He died at Eaton. N. Y.. January i, 
1865. 

41. I. Carlton, b. in Peterboro, N. Y., Jan. 16, 1810; m. 

Rhoda Klinck, of Clinton, N. Y. 




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42. 2. Fordyce, b. at Peterboro, N. Y., in 1812; m. Eliza 
Bogardus, of Stockport, N. Y. 

Ruth, b. at Peterboro, N. Y., Sept. 16, 1814; m. Isaac 
Whitney, of Nelson, N. Y. 

Gerrit Smith, b. at Peterboro, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1816; m. 
Sarah Gile Cooper, at Conneaut, O. She died there 
in 1846, leaving two daughters. In 1847 he married 
the sister, Catherine Crosby Cooper. 

William Norcross, b. in Morrisville, N. Y., June 24, 
1818; m. Mary Jane Ordway. 

46. 6. Henry Huntington, b. at Morrisville, N. Y., July 9, 

1820; m. Matilda I. Lee, of New York City. 

47. 7. Obed Marsh, b. in Vernon, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1824; m. 

Sarah Maria Whaples, of Geneseo, N. Y. 

(10) VII. LYMAN RICE, born September 18, 1800; occupa- 
tion, blacksmith ; married Miranda Taylor, of Chesterfield, Mass., 
June 2, 1824, and settled in that town. He died there April 27, 
1870. 

48. I. Infant, b. March 5, 1825 ; d. same day. 

49. 2. Samuel D., b. Sept. 13, 1826; d. March 30, 1828. 

50. 3. Samuel D., b. Oct. 21, 1828; m. (i) Kate Burgstra; 

(2) Martha Robinson. 

51. 4. George T., b. Jan. 26. 1831 ; m. Zermah Bryant. 

52. 5. Washington I., b. June 4, 1833 ; m. Martha Sampson. 

53. 6. Louisa L., b. July 6, 1837; m. Horatio Bisbee. 

54. 7. Amasa C, b. Dec. 27, 1841 ; d. Feb. 9, 1844. [ 

(11) VII. WILLIAM CLAPP RICE, born October 25, 1802, 
at Chesterfield, Mass.; when of age went from Chesterfield tp 
Troy, N. Y., and for a number of years carried on a freight busi- 
ness between New York and Buffalo via Erie Canal. He sub- 
sequently became owner of many canal boats and was principal 
owner of what was known as the Western Transportation Co. 
He claimed to be a pioneer in trade with Indians at Chicago, and 
sold his freight from New York and Buffalo in exchange for furs. 
About 1845 he removed from Troy to Brooklyn, N. Y., and there 
remained the rest of his life. He was a devoted member of the 
Clinton Avenue Congregational Church in that city, and con- 
tributed largely to its support. He was married to Susan Tileson 
Clapp, daughter of Ebenezer Clapp, of Chesterfield, Mass., 
November 27, 1832; she died in Morristown, N. J., June 20, 1889. 
He died in Brooklyn, March 20, 1871. They had ten children: 

55. I. George Henry, b. Dec. 22, 1833; m. Mary R. Vander- 

cook, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

56. 2. Jane Ann, b. July 27. 1836; d. May 12, 1840. 

57. 3. Helen Marie, b. March 26, 1838; m. John O. Burnett. 

58. 4. Charles Edward, b. April 16, 1841 ; d. Sept. 17, 1841. 



59- 5- Harriettc Clapp. b. May 22, 1842, at Troy, N. Y. ; m. 
Cliarles E. Pitcher, of Pawtucket, R. I. 

60. 6. William ■Mortimer, b. June 3, 1844; m. Sarah Matilda 
W'estlake, of f^rooklyn, N. Y. 

6r. 7. Archibald ^McClure. b.' April 30. 1846; m. (i) Mar- 
tha Burke, of Brooklyn. N. Y. ; (2) Ellen Brockett, 
of Westmoreland, N. ^'. 

62. 8. Susan C. b. Oct. 15, 1848; d. Aug. 7, 1849. 

63. 9. Alvin A., b. March 2. 1850; d. July 21, 1850. 

64. 10. Woodbridge Clai)p. b. Aug. 7. 1852; m. Elizabeth 

Smith." 

(14) \"1I. AMASA RICE, born April 25. 1809; married Sarah 
D. Hubbard, of Chariestown. N. H.. April 6. 1848, and settled at 
Pittsfield, Mass. At one time he was stage owner and expressman 
from Springfield to Albany. He afterwards bought a farm in 
Pittsfield and lived there until his death. October 28, 1896. His 
wife Sarah died April 7. 1891. The children were: 

65. I. Robert A.. 1). 1850; m. Corintha Dunham. 

66. 2. Martha B., b. i860; m. Matthew A. Bozeman. 

of Montana. 1885. and died there. 1886. 

67. 3. Henry H., b. 1862; killed by cars in 1872. 

68. 4. Mary E.. 1). 1864; m. Leon Morgan in 1895. 

(17) VH. MARA' ANN RICE, born January 22. 1817. at 
Chesterfield. Mass. ; married Calvin Burncll Edwards, of North- 
ampton, Mass.. September 15. 1846. in the citv of Brooklvn, 
N. Y. She died June 17. 1883. 

69. I. iM-ank Edwards, b. Nov. 23. 1849. at Chesterfield, 

Mass. ; d. at Northampton. Mass.. Sept. 9. 1894. 

70. 2. Mary Clapp Edwards, b. April 13, 1852. at North- 

ampton. iNIass.. where she is still living. 

71. 3. Ella Ida Edwards, b. Ian. 23. 1854. at Northampton, 

Mass. 

72. 4. Calvin Burncll Edwards, b. Nov. 23, i8s5. in the citv of 

Brooklyn, N. Y. 

73. 5. Augusta Ravena Edwards, b. April 3. i8=;7. in the citv 

of Brookl>-n. N. Y. 

74. 6. William Rice Edwards, b. March 23. 1859. in North- 

ampton. Mass.; d. there. May 15. 1876. 

(19) VII. LYDIA GREEN RICE., born January 6. 1808. at 
Worthington, Mass. ; married Arnold Lyndon Maynard, of Wil- 
liamstown, Mass.. May 25. 1831. He was born at Pittsfield. Mass., 
October 8. 1709. and died at Williamstown. Mass., July 19. i860. 
She died at lirockport, N. Y.. June 29. 1891. and was buried at 
Williamstown, Mass. They had eight cliildrcn ; 

75. I. Emeline Rice Maynard, b. March 13. 1832, at Reading, 

Pa. ; m. Samuel Savcls, of Williamstown. 

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76. 2, Amanda Temple Maynard, b. April 25, 1834, at West 
Springfield, Mass. ; m. Richard K. Adams. 

jy. 3. Ellen P\ Maynard, b. Feb. 17, 1836, at West Spring- 
field; d. at Brockport, Sept. 22, 1901. 

78. 4. Martha B. Maynard, b. June 16, 1838, at Dalton, Mass. ; 

d. Sept. 12, 1839. 

79. 5. Theodore C. Maynard, b. Aug. 5, 1840, at Dalton. 

80. 6. Edgar A. Maynard. b. Eeb. 11, 1844, at Dalton. 

81. 7. Lydia A. Maynard. b. Feb. 5, 1846, at Dalton. 

^2. 8. Clarissa Adams Maynard, b. Feb. 15, 1850, at Williams- 
town ; m. Samuel W. Buck, of Jewett, N. Y. Both 
are residing at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 

(21) VII. SL^SAN TRACY RICE, born July 18, 181 1, at 
Worthington, Mass. ; married Archibald McClure, of Worthing- 
ton, May 22, 1833. (He was born at Guilderland, N. Y., August 
5, 1806.) He died December 6, 1872; she died March 3, 1879. 
Both were buried at Albany, N. Y. Their children were : 

83. I. Archibald McClure, b. March 12, 1835, at Albanv ; m. 

Elizabeth Strong, March 18, 1862; d. Dec. 4, '1888. 

84. 2. Emma McClure, b. Nov. 17, 1838, at Albany; m. 

Thomas Olcott, Feb. 19, 1863 ; d. Aug. 27, 1873. 

85. 3. William H. McClure, b. Sept. 25, 1841 ; m. Catherine 

Barclay Jermain, of Albany, June 27, 1867. 

^6. 4. Susan E. McClure, b. Dec. 20, 1843; m. John H. Gard- 
ner, Jr., Nov. 25, 1873; d. Dec. 16, 1891. 

87. 5. James Gore King McClure, b. Nov. 24, 1848; m. Pheby 
Ann Dixon, of Forest Lake, Nov. 19, 1879. 

^'^. 6. Grace McClure, b. May 15, 1852; m. Nathan F. Dixon, 
June 5. 1873 ; d. Nov. 8, 1897. 

89. 7. Cornelia, b. Oct. 24, 1855; m. Ledyard Coggswell. 

(23) Vn. REBECCA COTTRELL RICE, born June 6, 181 5, 
at Worthington, Mass. ; married Walter Ralph Bush, of Albany, 
N. Y., April 24, 1838. He v/as born December 26, 1814, at East 
Nassau. N. Y., and died at Troy, N. Y., May 27, 1885. Removed 
from Albany to Troy m 1873. She died in that city June 7, 1897. 
They had five children. 

1. Mary Frances Bush, b. Aug. 20, 1839, at Albany. 

2. Caroline Augusta Bush, b. Nov. 2, 1841, at Albany. 

3. Walter Rice Bush, b. March 10, 1844, at Albany. 

4. Archibald McClure Bush, b. Nov. 20, 1846, at Albany. 

5. Annabella Bush, b. June 2, 1856, at Albany. 



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(24) MI. LUCINDA OTIS RICE, born November 8, 1817, 
at Worthington, Mass. ; married William P. McMasters, who was 
born February 12, t8ii, at Chesterfield, Mass. He died May 3, 



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i888, at Travers des Sioux. Minn. The widow is living- at St. 
Peter, ^linn. Tliey iiad four children: 
■ 95. I. Harriet Lucinda McAIasters, h. Jan. 20, 1852, at Wor- 
thington, Mass.; d. May 23, 1863, in Mmnesota. 

96. 2. William Rice 3klcMasters, b. May 26, 1853, ^t Williams- 

town, Mass. 

97. 3. Edward Wilson McMasters, b. April 3, 1856, at Travers 

des Sioux, Minn. 

98. 4. Susan Woodbridge McMasters, b. Feb. 28, 1859, at 

Worthington, Alass. 

(25) VH. WTLLIA.M A. RICE, born March 18, 1820. at 
Worthington, Mass. ; married Hanna Seely, of Bath, December 
26, 1855, and resided at Albany, X. Y., where he carried on a very 
prosperous business. Retiring from business in later years, he 
returned to the old homestead in Worthington, where he is still 
living. Children : 

99. I. William Gorham, b. Dec. 23, 1856; m. Harriet L. 

Pruyn. 

100. 2. Katharine McDowall, b. March 6, 1859. 

10 1. 3. Susan Tracy, b. June 23, 1863. 

102. 4. Josephine Thorp, b. May 2, 1865 ; m. Rev. Harlan Creel- 

man, of Worthington. ]\Iass., June 15, 1892, pastor 
of the Congregational Church in that town at that 
time. He is now professor at McGill University, 
Montreal, Canada. 

(27) MI. GEORGE M. RICE, born October 24, 1824. at 
Worthington, Mass. ; married Jane Hurr, daughter of Amos Burr, 
of Worthington, September 6, 1847; removed to Laporte. Ind., 
about 185 1 ; then lived at Oswego, 111., until 1865, when he re- 
moved to Champaign, 111., and finally settled at Belle Plaine. la., 
where he died, CJctol^er 16, 1902. C"hildren : 

103. I. Emma Jane, b. Aug. 3, 1850, at Worthington. 

104. 2. Arthur George, b. Aug. 17, 1852, at Laporte, Ind. 

105. 3. Walter Bush, b. June 27, 1855, at (J)swego, 111. 

C29) VII. JAMES C. RICE, born December 27. 1828, at 
\\'orthingt()n, Mass., graduated from Yale College, 1854; took 
charge of seminary in Natchez, Miss., for one year; came to New 
York, studied law and was admitted to Bar and practised in that 
city. At the breaking out of the Civil War he enlisted as a private, 
and was afterwards transferred to the Thirty-ninth N. Y. S. \\ 
He soon received a commission as First Lieutenant, and after- 
wards was engaged in the first battle of Bull Run. He was sub- 
sequently appointed Lieutenant-Colonel by Governor Morgan and 
transferred to the Forty-fourth New York regulars, and led that 
regiment through the fighting of the seven days' battle before 

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WILLIAM A. RICE (25). 




GEORGE M. RICE (27). 



Richmond. For his bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg, he was 
promoted Brigadier-General by President Lincohi. In the Battle 
of Spottsylvania, \'a., lie was mortally wounded, and died May 
10, 1864. His last words were: "Turn me over and let me die 
with my face to the foe." His body was taken to Albany, N. Y., 
and there interred with civic and military honors. He was married 
to Josephine Thorp, December 10, 1862. She died in her home at 
Norwalk, Conn., November 22, 1876, and is buried by the side 
of her husband in Albany Rural Cemetery. There were no chil- 
dren. He was the author of a History of Worthington, Mass. 

(30) VH. JOHNRICE, born September 18, 183 1, at Worthing- 
ton, Mass. ; married Mrs. Eliza Blake Seely, September 18, 1873, 
at New Haven, Conn. She was the daughter of Eli Whitney Blake, 
of New Haven, and widow of John F. Seely, of Des Moines, la. 
They resided at Milwaukee, Atlanta, Tarrytown, N. Y., and Santa 
Barbara, Cal. He died in Berlin, Germany, December 22, 1897. 
His widow is now residing in Northampton, Mass. Children : 

106. I. Eliza O'Brien, b. Sept. 13, 1876, at New Haven, Conn. 

She is now living at Northampton, Mass., where she 
is instructor in German at Smith College. 

107. 2. John Pierrepont, b. March 22, 1879, ^^ ^^w York City; 

graduated at Yale University, 1900. 

(31) VH. HORACE RICE, born ; occupation, black- 
smith ; married Julia Wheat, of Ontario, N. Y. ; removed to Can- 
andaigua, Mich., where they had three children : 

108. I. Eliza, b. ; m. Everett A. Ingalls. 

109. 2. Charlotte, b. 



no. 3. Sidney Wheat, b. . 

/Vfter the death of his wife Julia, Horace Rice married, 
in January. 1843, Mrs. Elizabeth Chatfielcf. of Ohio, 
who was a widow. There were two children by the 
second wife : 

111. I. Horace, b. , in Adrian, Mich.; was a soldier in 

the Civil War and died in the service from wounds. 

112. 2. Arthur, b. July 20, 1850, at Canandaigua, Mich. ; m. ( i ) 

Laura Bell Nichols; (2) Lillian E. Tedman. 
(Horace Rice. Sr., started overland to California in 
1852 and died on the way.) 

i^T,) VH. MARY RICE, born in Madison Centre. N. Y., April 
9, 1808; married Thomas P. Colson, of Sangerfield, N. Y.. in 
1827; removed to Fremont. Neb., in May. T859. He died there in 
1865. She died March 31, 1893. They had three children: 

113. I. Sireno Burnell Colson, b. in Sangerfield, N. Y.. 1828; 

m. Frances I. Reynolds, in Fremont. Neb.. Januarv 
21, 1868. They had three children: Paul A., P.ur- 

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lU'll, and May. Sircno B. Colson died in Fremont, 
Neb., Sept. 28, 1896. 

114. 2. Caroline Mary Colson, b. in Hubbardsville, X. Y., 

March 18, 1833; m. Theron Nye, in Hubbardsville, 
N. Y., May 22, 1853, and had three children: Fred 
D., Ray, and Mary. 

115. 3. Charity Valentia Colson, b. in Hubbardsville, X. Y., 

May 21, 18^5 ; ni. William H. Huftalen, of Fremont, 
Neb., Jan. 8, i860; d. in Earlville, N. Y., Alarch 20, 
1874, without issue. 

(35) Vn.— JOSEPH RICE, born ; occupation, shoe- 
maker; married Sophia Jones, of Dover, Mich., and had two chil- 
dren. After her death, he married Eliza Wilson, of Canandaigua, 
Mich., and settled at Hudson, Mich., where he died in 1870. There 
were two children by the second wife : 

116 I. Ansel, b. , living in Toledo, O. 

117. 2. Sophia, b. ; m. John Robb. 

118. 3. a boy. 

119. 4. Villa, b. . 

(36) VH. PHOEBE RICE, born ; married Avery 

Hutchins, a farmer of Medina, Mich. She died in 1868. They 
had three children : 

120. I. Harriet Hutchins, b. — . 

121. 2. Adelaide Hutchins, b. . 

122. 3. Alvin Hutchins, b. . 



{Z7) VII. ELIZA RICE, born ; married Thomas Irish; 

lived in Medina, Mich. They had one child. Mr. Irish died and 
the widow married John Mallory, of Fayette, O. 

123. I. , d. infant. 

124. 2. Florence, b. 

(38) VIT. JOHN RICE, born ; occupation, farmer : mar- 
ried Mary Palmer, and lived near Clayton, Mich. They hatl two 
children : 

125. I. Gilbert, b. . 

126. 2. Ann, 1). . 

(39) VII. NELSON RICE, born 1822; occupation, wagon- 
maker; married Mrs. Mary Hawkins, a widow, and lived at 
Medina. Clayton, and Tipton, Mich. He served three years in 
the Civil War as a private in the first Eighteenth Infantry ^'olun- 
teers. They were living in Tipton, in 1904. No children. 

(40) VII. ALVIN DENON RICE, born May 21, 1825, at 
Madison, N. Y. ; occupation, blacksmith ; went to Medina, Mich., 




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Age, 93. 



in 1842; married Lydia Jane Drown, of Medina, in 1848; and 
lived in that town until 1867, when he removed to Rome, Mich., 
and from there to Tipton, in the same State, in 1895, where he now 
resides. His wife died in October, 1901. They had seven chil- 
dren : 

127. I. Rollin Drown, b. ; d. in infancy. 

128. 2. Emma Jane, b. ; d. in infancy. 

129. 3. Lucy Matilda, b. Aug. 10, 1852; m. Charles D. Sickels, 

of Rome, Mich. 

130. 4. Eaton Delos, b. Jan. 17, 1855; m. , of Yorkville, 

111. 

131. 5. Ervin Alvin, b. Aug. 12, 1857; m. Olive J. Parsons, of 

Rome, Mich. 

132. 6. Victor Sherman, b. ; d. in infancy. 

133- 7- Oscar Nelson, b. Nov. 2, 1866; m. Cynthia George, of 
Glencoe, Ont. 

(41) VII. CARLTON RICE, born in Peterboro, N. Y., Janu- 
ary 16, 1810. At the age of four years, when his mother died, 
he' was adopted by his uncle. Dr. Jonathan Pratt, who had no 
children. He remained with his uncle until the latter's death, in 
1839. On February 19, 1845, he married Rhoda Klinck, daughter 
of George Klinck, of Clinton, N. Y. They settled at Madison, 
N. Y., and subsequently moved to Hamilton, where his wife died 
on February 16, 1888. He was still living in Hamilton in 1904. 
They had six children : 

134.' I. Emma J., b. March 10, 1846; m. (i) E. Winchester 
Loveland, M.D., of Oneida, N. Y. ; (2) George 
Witter, M.D., of San Jose, Cal., in 1903. 

135. 2. Mary E., b. Sept. 3, 1847, ^t Madison, N. Y. ; un- 

married, and lives at Hamilton, N. Y. 

136. 3. Flora M., b. June i, 1850, at Lebanon, N. Y. 

137. 4. Lucy K., b. Nov. 8, 1852, at Madison, N. Y. ; m. Hon. 

Robert Hosea, of Cincinnati, O., where they are now 
residing. 

138. 5. Rhoda Elizabeth, b. Dec. 6, 1853; at Madison, N. Y., 

and is now a teacher in one of the public schools in 
Denver, Col. 

139. 6. Dwight Carlton, b. June 26, 1855, at Madison, N. Y. ; 

m. Susie M. Hamill, of Newell, la. 

(42) VII. FORDYCE RICE, born at Peterboro, N. Y., in 
1812 ; was a cabinet maker by trade. Married Eliza Bogardus, of 
Stockton, N. Y. He went to California in the forties, and returned 
home, following his trade at Albany, N. Y. He died at Castleton, 
N. Y., in 1895, at the home of his son Henry. His widow mar- 
ried Charles Perkins and resided at Oswego, N. Y., where she 
died. They had four children : 

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140. 1. Charlotte, b. ; in. Charles Bierwith. of x'Vlbany, 

N. Y. 

141. 2. Henry, b. at Stockport, N. Y., July 17, 1842; m. Mrs. 

Marv Jane (Gage) V^iefendorf. 

142. 3- prdella.' b. ( ,^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^-^^^ 

143. 4. Charles, b. \ 

(43) VII. RUTH PRATT RICE, born in Peterboro, N. Y., 
September 16, 1814; married Isaac Whitney, of Nelson, N. Y., 
where they lived. He was a farmer. She died in Nelson, Novem- 
ber 2, 1881. He died in the same town, August 22, 1882, at the 
age of 71. They had three children : 

144. I. Carlton Whitney, b. April 9, 1844, at Nelson; d. Nov. 

9, i860. 

145. 2. Horatio Abel Whitney, b. May 16. 1846, at Nelson; m. 

Annie Steman. in Jan., 1872. She died Nov. 10, 
1900. Had one son. Charles Lucian Whitney, b. at 
Nelson, March 8, 1875. He is residing at Saginaw, 
West Side, Mich. 

146. 3. Franklin E. Whitney, b. March 31, 1853, at Nelson; 

m. Luilla A. Keith, in 1874. She died bee. 27, 1890, 
without issue. He was residing in Syracuse, N. Y., 
in 1904. 

(44) VII. GERRIT SMITH RICE, born in Peterboro, N. Y., 
September 17, t8i6; married Sarah Gill Cooper, at Conneaut, O., 
October 2, 1838. She died, June 24, 1846, aged 29. On April 11, 
1847, he married the sister of his deceased wife, Catherine Crosby 
Cooper, at Conneaut. In 1853 he removed from Ohio to Canada; 
remained there six years, and in i860 removed to New Haven, 
Conn. His second wife died in Canada, December 17. 1877, aged 
57 years, and was buried in New Haven. He died in that same 
city, January 8, 1894. aged 78 years. He was an artist 1)y pro- 
fession and a prominent member of the Methodist Church in New 
Haven. Children: 

147. I. Catherine Mary, b. at Monroe, O., Aug. 3, 1839; m. 

Davis S. Freeman, of New Haven, Nov. 24, 1863, 
and are still living in that city. They have no chil- 
dren. 

148. 2. Frances Jane, b. at Conneaut, O., Sept. 8, 1841 : m. 

(ieorge W. Chamberlain, of New Haven, April 24, 
1867. He died at Cromwell, Conn., April 24, 1878, 
aged 35 years, and was buried at New Haven. On 
Oct. 24, 1882. she was married to David H. Judson, 
of New Haven. He died Vch. 26. 1903. The widow 
is still living in New Haven. 

149. 3. Florence Sarah, b. Feb. 15, 1850, at Conneaut, O. She 

was the onlv child bv the second wife. 

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GERRIT SMITH RICE (44). 




WILLIAM NORCROSS RICE (45). 



(45) VII. WILLIAM NORCROSS RICE, born in Morrisville, 
N. Y., June 24, 1818; occupation, builder; married Mary Jane 
Ordway, of Ludlow, Vt., September 26, 1842. She died in 
Rochester, N. Y., March 18, 1883. He died in the same city on 
December 31, 1900. He came to Rochester when he was six years 
of age, and lived there until his death. He was a life-long mem- 
ber of the Presbyterian Church in that city. 
150. I. William Henry, b. June 7, 1884, at Rochester; m. Han- 
nah L. Simpson. 
I SI. 2. Elliott Carlton, b. Dec. 24, 1845, at Rochester; d. there 
March 1, 1847. 

152. 3. Marv Jane, b. Dec. 11, 1847, ^t Rochester; d. there Feb. 

8, 1849. 

153. 4. Wilbur Wood, b. Dec. 3, 1849, at Whitesville, Vt. ; m. 

Kate Barth, in 1885"^ 

154. 5. Harvev Eugene, b. March 13, 1852, at Rochester; re- 

sides at Shortsville, N. Y. Unmarried. 

155. 6. George Washington, b. Aug. 10, 1854, at Rochester; d. 

there Aug. 16, 1854. 

156. 7. Ella Alida, b. Dec. 18, 1855, at Rochester; m. M. F. 

South wick, of Topeka, Kan. 

157. 8. James Ellinwood, b. Oct. 28, 1858, at Rochester; m. 

Barbara Stout. 
ic;8. 9. Emma, b. Jtuie 20, i860, at Rochester; d. there June 
28, 1860. 

159. 10. Hattie Adelia, b. Nov. 25, 1861. at Rochester; m. F. 

W. Beagley. 

160. II. Edward Payson H., b. April 25, 1863, at Rochester; m. 

Theresa Emily Williams. 

161. 12. Marion, b. April 21, 1865, at Rochester; d. there Oct. 

20, i86s. 



(46) Vn. HENRY HUNTINGTON RICE, born in Morris- 
ville, N. Y., July 9, 1820. His first occupation was that of a 
printer, a trade that he learned in his native town. After the death 
of his mother, in 1833, he removed to Rochester, where he con- 
tinued to work at his trade. In 1843 ^'^^ came to the city of New 
York, and in 1847 was appointed clerk of the Superior Court in 
that city, and began the study of law. On August 12, 1847. ^''^ was 
married to Matilda I. Lee, of New York, in St. John's Church. 
In 1852 he was admitted to the Bar and began the practice of law. 
In 1861 he was appointed Assistant L''^nited States District Attor- 
ney. In 1865 he resigned that position to become Attorney and 
Counsellor at Law for Alexander T. Stewart, the merchant prince 
of New York. His wife died March 24, 1882. He is still living 
in New York. 
162. I. James Henry, b. May 5, 1848. Unmarried. 



i63. 


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164. 


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165. 


4 


166. 


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167. 


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168. 


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Mary Jeannette, b. May 2;^, 1850; ni. Rev. Herman C. 
Berg, of New Jersey. 

Frederick Samuel, b. Feb. 10, 1852; m. Minnie J. 
Trenor, of New York. 

Edwin Botts, b. Aug. 14, 1853 ; m. Zelia Caroline Hicks,. 
of Jamaica, N. Y. 

Matilda Clara, b. May 9, 1856; m. William V. Camp- 
bell, of New Jersey. 

George Wasbington, b. Oct. 31, 1858; m. Rose Blanche 
Underbill, of New York. 

Arthur, b. March 22, 1862; m. Lilian Estelle Mills, of 
Sniithtown, Long Island, N. Y. 

(47) VH. OBED MARSH RICE, born in \ernon, N. Y., 
February 5, 1824; occupation, builder; married Sarah Maria 
Whaples, of Geneseo, N. Y., October 19, 1854. She died at 
Rochester, N. Y., where they resided, on May 15, 1893. He died 
in the same city, August 11, 1895. 

169. I. Elliott Carlton, b. Jan. 14, 1847, at Rochester; m. Cor- 

nelia Herrick, of Schenectady, N. Y. 

170. 2. Charles Adelbert Pomeroy, b. March 13, 1849, at 

Rochester; m. Alary Agnes Gannon, of that same 
city. 

171. 3. Daniel Samuel Dickinson, b. July 4, 1851, at Rochester; 

m. Annie E. Johnson. She died, and he married 
Mary Mallory, of Rochester. 

172. 4. George Fernando, b. July 20, 1858, at Rochester; m. 

Mary Myers. 

173. 5. Lewis D., b. Feb. 26, 1861, at Rochester; m. Frances R. 

Graham Allen, of Rochester. 

(50) \ni. SAMUEL D. RICE, born October 21, 1828; occu- 
pation, farmer; married Kate Burgstra, May 23, i860, and had 
one child : 

174. I. Amasa Clarence, b. April 7, 1861, Mrs. S. D. Rice, d. 

Nov. 7, 1863, and he married ]^Iartha Robinson, Jan. 
26, 1865. They have had no children. Reside at 
Philo, Champaign Co., 111. 

(51) VIII. GEORGE T. RICE, born January 26, 183 1 : mar- 
ried Zcrnah liryant. October 4, 1855, and reside at Rice's, Bureau 
Co., Minn. Children : 

175. I. Mary Louisa, b. Jan. 29, 1858. 

176. 2. George Lyman, b. Dec. 30, i860. 
^77- 3- William Austin, b. Jan. 4, 1863. 
178. 4. Frank Walter, b. Dec. 19, 1865. 

(52) VIII. WASHINGTON I. RICE, born June 4, 1833; 
occupation, farmer ; married Martha Sampson, December 20, 1870. 
No children. Tliey live at Chesterfield, Mass. 

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UBKiJ .MAUSIl KICK (47). 



(53) ^'in. LOUISA L. RICE, born July 6, 1837; married 
Horatio Bisbee, of Chesterfield, Mass., October 14, 1858. He 
is a manufacturer of lumber, whip butts, etc., and deals in meal, 
feed, salt and fertilizer, at Bisbees, Mass. They have had four 
children, and live at Bisbees, ]\Iass. : 

179. I. Mary Louisa Bisbee, b. Aug. 31, 1864. 

180. 2. Willard Lvman BislDee, b. July 19, 1867; d. Feb. 26, 

1871. 

181. 3. Charles Allen Bisbee, b. June 26, 1873. 

182. 4. Homer Rice Bisbee, b. May 4, 1879. 

(55) VIII. GEORGE HENRY RICE, born December 2, 1833 ; 
married Mary R. Vandercook, of Brooklyn, N. Y., August, 1853. 
He died in the Soldiers' Home in Hampton, Va., January 14, 1890. 
Their children were : 

183. I. Susan, b. ; m. Charles Dunlap, of Washington, 

D. C, where they are still living. 

184. 2. Nettie, b. ; m. . 

(57) Vni. HELEN MARIE RICE, born March 26, 1838; 
married John Quincy Burnett, of Brooklyn, N. Y., October 6, 
1858, and removed to Morristown, N. J., where he died June 3, * 
1899, aged 74 years. The widow and two children are living 
at Prospect Park, Morristown, N. J. : 

185. I. Evelyn M. Burnett, b. May 21, 1874. 

186. 2. Ives Badington Burnett, b. June 14, 1880. 

(59) VIII. HARRIETTE CLAPP RICE, born Ma> 22, 1842; 
married Chas. E. Pitcher, of Pawtucket, R. I., November 10, 1864, 
and are residing at Wellesley Hills, ^Nlass. Their children are: 

187. I. Ellis William Pitcher, b. ; d. in infancy. 

188. 2. Helen Burnett Pitcher, b. May 14, 1867; m. Charles A. 

Silby, of Wellesley, Mass., Feb. 7, 1889, and have 
three children — Beeman, Helen, and Walcott Ellis, 
all living at Wellesley. 

189. 3. Charles Ellis Pitcher, b. May 14, 1871 ; m. Virginia 

Ewing, of Coldwater, Mich., Nov. 9, 1899. Thev 
are living in Chicago, 111., and have one child — 
Ellis E. Pitcher, b. Oct. 3, 1901. 

(60) VIII. WILLIAM MORTIMER RICE, born June 3. 
1844. in Troy, N. Y. ; married Sarah M. Westlake, at Brooklyn. 
N. Y., November 12, 1863; removed to Idaho in 1883, and to 
Seattle, Wash., in 1901, where he is President of the Clearwater 
Grain Company. They have nine children : 

190. I. Edwin M.. b. Jan. 2, 1865 ; d. Aug. 12, 1866, at Chester- 

field, Mass. 

191. 2. John B., b. June 8, 1867, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; resides at 

Westlake, Ida. ; m. Florence Babcock. 

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ig2. 3. Mary L., b. Oct. 10, 1869, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. H. 
Harford, and resides at Lewiston, Ida. 

193. 4. INIaud W., 1). Xov. 26, 1872, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; in. 

S. J. Craig^, and resides at Westlake, Ida. 

194. 5. Morence AL. b. Nov. 14, 1875, at Brooklyn, N. Y., and 

resides at Seattle, Wasb. 

195. 6. Grace M. H., b. June 24, 1878, at Brooklyn, N. Y. ; re- 

sides at Seattle. Wasb. 

196. 7. William C, b. May 29. 1881, at Brooklyn, X. Y. ; m. 

Peare Denliam. and resides at Westlake, Ida. 

197. .8. Arcbibald McClure, b. Aug-. 30. 1884, at Lewiston, Ida., 

and resides at Seattle, Wasb. 

198. 9. Ernest Alvan. b. Aug. 19, 1887, Lewiston, Ida.; re- 

sides at Seattle, W^asb. 
(61) VIII. ARCHIBALD McCLURE RICE, born April 30. 
1846; occupation, bookkeeper; married (i) Martba Burke, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., June 5. 1865. Sbe died August 26, 1869, leaving 
two dauebters : 



199. 



200. 



1. Helen Burnett, b. Aug. 24. 1867; m. Rol)ert Adlard, 
Feb. 4, 1886, and reside in Brooklyn, N. Y. Tbey 
bave two cbildren — Helen Rice Adlard and Clar- 
ence C. Adlard. 

2. Harriet Louisa. 1). July T2. 1869; m. T. I. Ludlum ; d. 
in Middletown, X. ^\. in 1898, leaving two cbildren 
— Edwin Ludlum and Marion Ludlum. 

Archibald McClure Rice married a second wife, Ellen 
Rose Brockett, of Westmoreland, N^. Y., Oct. 20, 
1891, at Orange, X\ J. Both are now living in 
Brooklyn. N. Y. 

VII 1. WOODBRIDGE CLAPP RICE, born August 7, 
married Elizal)etb Smith, and resided in r)roi)klyn, X. Y. 

He died in that city in August. 1894, leaving a widow and three 

children : 

201. I. Minnie, b. . 

202. 2. Thomas, b. . 

203. 3. William, b. . 

(65) VIII. ROBERT A. RICE, born 1850; married Corintha 
Dunham, in 1874, and resides at I'ittsfield, Mass. They have four 
children : 

1. Grace M., b. 1875. 

2. Henrv Hubbard, b. 1877; m. X'ellie Byers. 



(64) 
1852 



204. 
205. 
206. 
207. 
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4- 



Charles L., 1). 1879; m. Addie Crut 
Eliza iMtch. 1). 1882. 

VIII. MARTHA RICE, horn i860; married Matthew 
Alderson Bozcman. of Montana, in 1885. Sbe died in 1886. 
(68) VIIT. MARY E. RICE, born 1864; married Leon Morgan 
in 1895, and resides at Elizabeth, X^. J. 



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ARTHUR G. RICE (104). 



(90) VIII. KATHARINE McDOWELL RICE, born March 
6, 1859, at Worthington, Mass. She is the authoress of "Stories 
for all the Year," and has written several celebrated comedies — 
"Good as Gold" and "A Successful Stratagem.'' She is living 
in Worthington with her father. 

(99) VIII. WILLIAM GORHAM RICE, born December 23, 

1856, in the city of Albany, N. Y. He received his early education 
at the Albany Academy. Served as assistant Paymaster General 
through the administrations of Governors Robinson, Cornell, and 
Cleveland. In 1883 he was appointed to assist Colonel Lamont, 
private secretary of Governor Cleveland, and was made private 
secretary under Governor Hill. He resigned that office in i888 
to become vice-president and treasurer of the Consolidated Car 
Heating Co., of Albany. He also served as trustee of the National 
Savings Bank of Albany, and under Mayor Manning was a mem- 
ber of the City Board of Finance, and trustee of the sinking funds. 
In February, 1892, he married the daughter of the late Chancellor 
John V. L. Pruyn, of Albany. He is a member of the Century, 
Manhattan, and Reform Clubs in New York City, and has taken 
an active part in Democratic politics in the State generally. He is 
also a member of the Fort Orange Club, vice-president of the Hu- 
mane Society, and treasurer of the Diocesan Board of Missions of 
the Protestant Episcopal Church. He is still residing at Albany. 

208. I. William Gorham, Jr., b. Dec. 30, 1892, at Albany, N. Y. 

(102) VIII. EMMA JANE RICE, born August 3, 1850, at 
Worthington, Mass. ; married Henry B. Hidy, September 27, 1876. 
They reside at Belle Plaine, la., and have had four children : 

209. I. Clarence Rice Hidy, b. Oct. 2'], 1877. 

210. 2. Archibald Bush Hidy, b. Nov. 5, 1879. 

211. 3. Florence Hidy, b. June 3, 1881 ; d. Nov., 1886. 

212. 4. Henry B. Hidy, b. June 7, 1887. 

(104) A'TII. ARTHUR GEORGE RICE, born August 17, 
1852, at Laporte, Ind. ; married Kate Barber Ward, June 25, 1879, 
and settled at St. Paul, Minn. He is the president of the Min- 
nesota Soap Co. in that city. They have three children : 

213. I. Agnes Emma, b. Oct. 6, 1884, at St. Paul, Minn. 

214. 2. Katharine Lucy, b. Dec. 10, 1895, at St. Paul. 

215. 3. Arthur Ward, b. Oct. 25, 1897, at St. Paul. 

(105) VIII. WALTER BUSH RICE, born June 27, 1855, at 
Oswego, 111.; married Emma S. Sercombe, May 4, 1882. They 
reside at Wauwatosa, Wis., and have one child : 

216. I. Helen, b. Sept. 7, 1894. 

(108) VIII. ELIZA RICE, born ; married Everett A. 

Ingalls, lumber dealer, and lived at Chicago. He died, leaving his 
widow and two children : 

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21/. I. Julia Ingalls, b. ; unmarried; is teaching in one 

of the i^ubhc schools in Chicago. 

218. 2. Augustus Ingalls. h. ; occupation, fruit rancher, 

at New Plymouth, Ida. Unmarried. 

1109) \I11. CHARU/iTE RICE, born October 31. 1838; 
married Rufus Warner, February 9, i860, and is living at Phelps, 
N. Y. They had five children : 

219. I. Henrv Rice Warner, b. Feb. 2, 1861 ; m. Ada C. Smith, 

of Phelps, N. Y. 

220. 2. Elmer E. Warner, b. Nov. 12, 1862; m. Louise Pierce, 

of Chicago. 

221. 3. Frank W. Warner, b. Nov. 10. 1865; m. Kate Garlock, 

of Phelps, N. Y. 

222. 4. Sydney I. Warner, b. Dec. 29, 1870; d. Dec. 23, 1879. 
222^. 5. Alaurice E. Warner, b. Nov. 12, 1876. 

(no) \'III. SIDNEY W^HEAT RICE, burn July 28, 1841; 
occupation, drygoods mill agent ; married May Bruce, of Chicago, 
111., and resides in that city. He served three years in the Civil 
War in the Fiftieth New York Engineer Corps. 

(112) \'III. ARTFIUR RICE, born July 20, 1850. at Canan- 
daigua, Mich.; married Laura Bell Nichols, February 26, 1874. 
He is still living in Canandaigua. His wife died December to, 
1890, leaving four children : 

224. I. Leo, b. Jime 10, 1875, at Canandaigua. 

225. 2. Lizzie, b. March 22, 1878, at Canandaigua. 

226. 3. Katie, b. Nov. 25, 1880, at Canandaigua. 

227. 4. Burton, b. Dec. 5, 1884, at Canandaigua. 

On Jan. 20. 1904, Arthur Rice was married to Lillian 
E. Tedman. 

(125) VIII. GILBERT RICE. l)orn ; occupation, 

phrenologist and lecturer ; married , and had one child, a 

deaf-mute : 

228. T. A girl. b. . 

(126) VIII. ANN RICE, born ; married George Nor- 
ton, of Clayton, Mich.; occupation, railroad agent; residing at 
Pine or Whiting, Ind. No children. 

(129) VIIT. LUCY MATILDA RICE, born August 10, 1852; 
married Charles D. Sickels. of Rome, Mich., in 1870. Resided at 
Adrian, Mich., where he died about 1882. His widow became a 
teacher in the public schools, and in 189 1 was appointed Superin- 
tendent of the State Industrial Home for Girls at Adrian, which 
position she still holds. 

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ERVIX ALVIX RICE (131). 
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VICTOR SIDNEY RICE (23S). 



:229. I. William Alvin Sickcls, b. Dec. 19, 1870; m. Margaret 
Baur, of iSIanistee. Mich. 

230. 2. May Zerepha Sickels, b. Aug. 22, 1872 ; married Charles 

S. Whitney, of Adrian, Mich. 

231. 3. Charles Marion Sickels, b. April 10, 1874; m. Louise 

Fletcher, of Baltimore, Md. 

(130) VIII. EATON DELOS RICE, born January 17. 1855; 

occupation, blacksmith ; married , of Yorkville, 111., and 

had one child : 

232. I. Reuben, b. . 

His wife died and he married Anna and had 

four children : 

233. 2. Pearl, b. . 

234. 3. Ethel, b. . 

235. 4. Earl, b. . 

236. 5. May, b. . 

(131) VIII. ERAIX ALMN RICE, born August 12, 1857; 
married Olive J. Parsons, of Rome, ]\lich., and went to Chicago, 
111., where they are still residing. He is president and manager of 
the Ervin A. Rice Co., ''True Blue" New England Mincemeat, of 
Chicago. They had four children : 

237. I. Lucy Varian. b. Oct. 2, 1880: d. in infancy. 

238. 2. \^ictor Sidne}', b. June 9, 1883. 

239. 3. Hazel Vivian, b. Oct. 16, 1886. 

240. 4. Olive Vera, b. Oct. 27, 1887. 

(133) VIII. OSCAR NELSON RICE, born November 2, 
1866; occupation, physician; married Cynthia George, of Glencoe, 
Ont., and resides at Tipton. Mich. They have two children : 

1. Lucile Marie, b. Aug. 25, 1895. 

2. Muza Meredith, b. Oct. 11, 1899. 

(134) VIII. EMMA J. RICE, born March 10, 1846, at Aladi- 
son, N. Y. ; married E. Winchester Loveland, M.D., of Oneida, 
N. Y.. July 14. 1868, at Peterboro, N. Y. They subsequently re- 
moved to California, where Dr. Loveland died at Redwood City, 
January 16, 1894. aged 69. without issue. The widow, in 1903, 
married George Witter, M.D., of San Jose, Cal., where they are 
now residing. 

(137) Vin. LUCY K. RICE, born November 8. 1852. at Madi- 
son, N. Y. ; married Hon. Robert Hosea, ex-Mayor of Cincinnati, 
O., September 4. 1876. They are still residing in that city. They 
have no children. 

(139) \ in. DWIGHT CARLTON RICE, born June 26, 1855, 
at Madison, N. Y. ; graduated at Cornell University, and followed 

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the profession of civil engineer. On September ii, 1889, he mar- 
ried Susie M. Hamill, of Newell, la. He died, June 22, 1893, at 
Cincinnati, O., leaving his widow and one child : 

243. 1. Rhocla W., b. July 5, i8yo, at Sioux Falls, S. D. ; d. 

April 6, 1894, at Newell, la. 
His widow married H. E. Judge, Attorney at Law, 
Sioux Falls, S. D., June 10, 1896. 

(140) VHI. CHARLOTTE RICE, born ; married 

Charles Bierwith, and resided at Albany, N. Y., where she died 
about 1880. They had one daughter: 

244. I. Eva Bierwith, b. . 

(141) VHL HENRY RICE, born July 17, 1842, at Stockport, 
N. Y. ; married Airs. Mary Jane (Gage) Viefendorf. He was a 
cabinet-maker and undertaker, and resided at Albany and Castle- 
ton, N. Y., and at Shelton, Conn., where he was in business at the 
time of his death. He died at Montville, Conn.. .May 23, 1900, at 
the residence of his son, George. His widow is now residing at 
Derby, Conn. They had five children : 

245. I. George Henry, b. Jan. 10, 1868, at Albany, N. Y.. ; m. 

Mary A. Short. 

246. 2. Leon F"., b. Dec. 10, 1871, at Castleton, N. Y., now 

residing with his mother at Derby, Conn. 

247. 3. Grace Edna, b. Sept. 26, 1874, at Castleton, N. Y. ; 

m. Andrew Eugene Swift. 

248. 4. Ordella May, b. March 26, 1876, at Castleton, N. Y. ; d. 

there Nov. 26, 1881. 

249. 5. Henry B., b. July 8, 1879, ^^ Castleton, N. Y. ; m. Delia 

Mains. 

(150) Mil. WILLIAM HENRY RICE, born June 7, 1844. at 
Rochester, N. Y. ; married Hannah L. Simpson, of Rochester, 
N. Y., January 13, 1877. They moved to Cleveland, O., in Octo- 
ber, 1901, where they are now residing. They have one child: 

250. I. Olive L., b. Oct. 30, 1884, at Rochester. 

(153) \III. WILBUR WOOD RICE, born December 3, 1849, 
at Whitesville, Vt. ; married Catherine Barth, of Rochester, August 
18, 1885, and settled in that city. They have had three children: 

251. I. Raymond G., b. Feb. 25, 1887, at Rochester. 

252. 2. Clarence J., b. May 4, 1897; d. at birth. 

253. 3. Harvey McKinley, b. Nov. 14, 1899, at Rochester. ■ 

(156) VHI. ELLA ALIDA RICE, born December 18, 1855, at 
Rochester, N. Y. ; married Millard F". Southwick, August 8, 1882, 
in that same city. Thev removed to Clifton, Kan., where Mr. 
Southwick has been engaged in the banking business since 1882. 

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WILLIAM II. RICE (loO). 




EDWARD P. H. RICE (KJO). 



In 1897 they removed to Topeka, to give their children better 
educational advantages, Mr. Southwick continuing his business 
at Clifton. They have three children : 

254. I. Harry H. Southwick, b. Aug. 7, 1883, Clifton, Kan. 

255. 2. Frank S. Southwick, b. July 18, 1886, Clifton, Kan. 

256. 3. Laura M. Southwick, b. May 6, 1890, Clifton, Kan. 

(159) VIII. HATTIE A. RICE, born November 25, 1861 ; 
married Fred W. Beagley, of Rochester, N. Y., June 24, 1884. 
They are still living in that city. 

257. I. Ida May Beagley, b. Feb. 23, 1886; m. John M. Grif- 

fith, of Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 15, 1903. 

258. 2. Raymond Frederick Beagley, b. Aug. 11, 1887; d. 

March 21, 1889. 

259. 3- William John Beagley, b. Aug. 28, 1889. 

260. 4. Franklin Harvey Beagley, b. July 17, 1891. 

261. 5. Nellie Adelia Beagley, b. Feb. 5, 1893. 

262. 6. Clarence Millard Beagley, b. Dec. 19, 1894; d. March 

16, 1895. 

(160) VIII. EDWARD PAYSON HAMMOND RICE, born 

April 25, 1863, in Rochester; married Theresa Emily Williams, 
August II, 1885. In November, 1895, they removed to Cleveland, 
O., where they now reside. They had one child : 

263. I. , b. May 5, 1886, at Rochester; d. July 14, 1886. 

(163) VIII. MARY JEANNETTE RICE, born May 23, 1850, 
in the city of New York ; married Rev. Herman C. Berg, pastor of 
the Dutch Reform Church, at Rockv Hill, N. J., on March 4, 
1886. Lived in Rocky Hill, N. J. ; College Point, N. Y. ; Brook- 
lyn, N. Y. ; and are now residing at Ellenville, N. Y. They had 
five children: 

264. I. Jeannette Rice Berg, b. Jan. 26, 1887. 

265. 2. Edith Lee Berg, b. Aug. i, 1889; d. Dec. 28, 1890. 

266. 3. Thomas Pomp Berg, b. Feb. 22, 1890. 

267. 4. Matilda Lee Berg, b. Aug. 16, 1892. 

268. 5. Henry Casper Berg, b. June 25, 1894. 

(164) VIII. FREDERICK SAMUEL RICE, born February 
10, 1852, in the city of New York; married Minnie Josephine 
Trenor, of the same city ; lived in New York, also Brooklyn, and 
settled at New Rochelle, N. Y. He enlisted as a volunteer in the 
Spanish-American War ; but peace had been proclaimed before his 
regiment was called into active service. He enlisted again for 
service in the Philippines, and served in the army there as Quarter- 
master Sergeant for two years, when his regiment was mustered 
out of service and ordered home. He remained in the Govern- 
ment employ as chief clerk of one of the military prisons, until 

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invalided home in 1902. He received special military distinction 
from the National Guard of the State of New York. Children; 

269. I. Minnie Jeannette, b. July 25, 1878, in New York. 

270. 2. Henry Huntington, b. July 15, 1880, in New York; 

d. at New Rochelle, Jan. 22, 1882. 

271. 3. Frederick Samuel, b. Oct. 9, 1881, in New Rochelle, 

N. Y. 
2^2. 4. Emilv, b. June 5, 1883, in New Rochelle; d. June 11, 

1883. 
2^}^. 5. Albert Edward, b. June 20, 1884, in New Rochelle; 

d. Dec. 2^, 1889. 

274. 6. John Valentine, b. Feb. 14, 1886, in New Rochelle. 

275. 7. William Trenor, b. Sept. 2, 1887, in New Rochelle; d. 

Nov. 29, 1887. 

276. 8. Florence Marguerite, b. April 11, 1889, in New 

Rochelle. 

277. 9. Trenor Ambrose, b. Dec. 7, 1891, in New Rochelle. 

(165) Vni. EDWIN BOTTS RICE, born August 14, 1853, i" 
the city of New York ; was educated at the Mount Washington 
Collegiate Institute of New York, graduating in 1872. In the fol- 
lowing September he entered the University of New York, and 
was graduated Bachelor of Arts in June, 1876. In the following 
September he entered the Theological Seminary of Virginia, and 
was graduated in June, 1879 ; and at the same time received the 
degree of Master of Arts from the University of New York, and 
was made deacon in St. Paul's Church, Alexandria, Va., by the 
Rt. Rev. Dr. Whittle, Bishop of Virginia. Having received a call 
as assistant-minister to the Rev. Dr. Stephen H. Tyng, rector 
of the Church of the Holy Trinity, New York, he was trans- 
ferred to that diocese, and entered upon duty July i, 1879. In the 
following December he was advanced to the priesthood in St. 
Thomas's Church, New York, by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Horatio Potter, 
Bishop of New York. In May," 1882, he was called to the rector- 
ship of Grace Church, Jamaica, N. Y. He was married to Zelia 
Caroline Hicks, daughter of Major George A. Hicks, on January 
3, 1884. He continued in charge of the parish for ten years, re- 
signing in May, 1892. In 1893 he accepted a call to the rectorship 
of St.' Mark's' Church, Tarrytown, N. Y. He resigned in Mav, 
1895, and in the following February accepted an appointment in 
the office work of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society 
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, located in the Church Mis- 
sions House, in the city of New York. He resides at Mount 
\^ernon, N. Y. 

278. I. Zelia Stanton, b. Apr. 3, 1885, at Jamaica, N. Y.^ 

279. 2. Bessie Sheridan, b. Jan. 4, 1889, at Jamaica, N. Y. 

(t66) VITI. matilda CL.'\RA RICE, born May 9, 1856, in 

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REV. EDWTN B. RICE, M.A. (IGo 



the city of New York; married William V. Campbell, of Rocky 
Hill, N. J., April 28, 1886, and settled in that town. 

280. I. Henry Rice Campbell, b. April 8, 1899, at Rocky Hill, 

N.J. 

281. 2. William Anderson Campbell, b. Feb. 17, 1891, at Rocky 

Hill, N. J. 

282. 3. Lee Vanderveer Campbell, b. July 8, 1895, at Rocky 

Hill, N. J. 

(167) VHL GEORGE WASHINGTON RICE, born October 
31, 1858, in the city of New York; married Rose Blanche Under- 
bill, of New York,' January 31, 1892; died February 8, 1897, aged 
38. His widow is living in New York. 

283. 1. Gale Huntington, b. April 25, 1893, in New York. 

284. 2. Henry Huntington, b. Feb. 12, 1895 ; d. from eating 

poisoned berries, Sept. 17, 1897. 

(168) VIII. ARTHUR RICE, born March 22, 1862, in the 
city of New York ; married Lilian Estelle Mills, of Smithtown, 
Long Island, on January 6, 1904. They are residing in New York. 

(169) VIII. ELLIOTT CARLTON RICE, born January 14, 
1847, in the city of Rochester, N. Y. ; married Cornelia Herrick, 
of Schenectady, N. Y., December 24, 1871, and settled at Roches- 
ter, where he carried on his trade as a carpenter. Children : 

285. I. May Cornelia, b. May 8, 1873, at Rochester. 

286. 2. Maud Maria, b. April 14, 1876; d. May 30, 1876. 

(170) VIII. CHARLES ADELBERT POMEROY RICE, 
born March 13, 1849, i" Rochester, N. Y. ; married Mary Agnes 
Cannon, April 28, 1875. He died in that city, September 4, 1882. 
Children : 

287. I. Ella Lauretta, b. March 11, 1876; m. Edward C. Allen, 

July 22, 1896. 

288. 2. Charles Henry, b. Dec. 21, 1877 ; m. Annie Deil, , 

1895. 

(171) VIII. DANIEL SAMUEL DICKINSON RICE, born 
July 4, 1851, at Rochester, N. Y. ; married Annie E. Johnson, of 
Rochester, June 7, 1897; after her death he married Mary Mal- 
lory. No children. 

(173) VIII. LEWIS D. RICE, born February 26, 1861. in 
Rochester, N. Y. ; married Frances R. Graham Allen, November 
28, 1883, and settled in that city. 

289. I. Etta Pearl, b. Oct. 10, 1884, at Rochester. 

290. 2. Clarence Edward, b. Oct. 28, 1886, at Rochester. 

291. 3. Franklin S., b. April 10, 1889, at Rochester. 

292. 4. Irene May, b. Feb. 20, 1891, at Rochester. 

293. 5. Lewis Courter, b. Nov. 20, 1892, at Rochester. 

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(191) IX. JOHN B. RICE, born June 8, 1867, in the city of 
iirooklyn, N. Y., removed to Idaho in 1883 ; married Florence 
Babcock, and resides at Westlake, Ida. They have three children : 

294. I. Jessie, b. . 

295. 2. Esther, b. . 

296. 3. Dorothy, b. . 



(192) IX. MARY L. RICE, born in the city of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., October 10, 1869; removed to Lewiston, Ida., in 1883 ; mar- 
ried H. Harford, and resides at Lewiston. They have five chil- 
dren : 

297. I. Kenneth Harford, b. . 

298. 2. Melina Harford, b. . 

299. 3. Harold Harford, b. . 

3CXD. 4. Grace Harford, b. . 

301. 5. Raymond Harford, b. . 



(193) IX. MAUD W. RICE, born in the city of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., removed to Idaho in 1883 ; married S. J. Craig, and resides 
at Westlake, Ida. They have five children : 

302. I. Charles Craig, b. . 

2. Elsie Craig, b. 



3. Joseph Craig, b. 

4. Jane Craig, b. — 

5. Mary Craig, b. — 



303 
304 
305 
306 

(196) IX. WILLIAM C. RICE, born in the city of Brooklyn, 
N. Y., May 29, 1881 ; removed to Idaho in 1883; married Peare 
Denham, and resides at Westlake, Ida. They have one child : 

307. I. Melvin C, b. . 

(199) IX. HELEN BURNETT RICE, born August 24. 1867, 
in the city of Brooklyn. N. Y. ; married Robert Adlard, February 
4. 1886. and resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. Children: 

308. I. Helen Rice Adlard, b. . 

309. 2. Clarence C. Adlard, b. . 

(200) IX. HARRIET LOUISA RICE, born July 12, 1869, in 
the city of Brooklyn. N. Y. ; married T. I. Ludlum. She died in 
Middletown. N. Y., in 1898. leaving husband and two children: 

310. I. Edwin Ludlum, b. . 

311. 2. Marion Ludlum, b. . 

(205) IX. HENRY HUBBARD RICE, born 1877, at Pitts- 
field, Mass.; married Nellie Byers, February 19, 1901, and re- 
sides at Pittsfield. Mass. They have two children : 

312. I. Hubert P., b. April 24. 1902. at Pittsfield. Mass. 

313. 2. Robert H., b. Sept. 17, 1903, at Pittsfield, Mass. 

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